Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200776193 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 200776193 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 12/20/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315136846	12/20/2010	8999	541690	Bartlett Tree Experts

Abstract: On December 20, 2010, Employee #1 was trimming tree branches 30 ft high and, for some reason, the buckstrap loosened. Employee #1 fell landing upright, with his right foot and leg sustaining the brunt of the fall. Employee #1 sustained a fractured heal and fractured verterbrae. Employee #1 was stabilized at the scene by EMT and transported to Lahey Clinic, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, TREE, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA, TREE TRIMMING, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315136846			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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